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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
June 22, 2017 - Printed by direction of Assembly Chief Clerk.
SB108-engrossed,1,6 1An Act to repeal 454.12 (2); to consolidate, renumber and amend 454.12
2(intro.) and (1); to amend 454.06 (8), 454.13 (1) (a), 454.23 (5) and 454.27 (1)
3(a); to repeal and recreate 454.265; and to create 454.125 and 454.267 of the
4statutes; relating to: cosmetology and barbering continuing education
5requirements and licensure of barbers, cosmetologists, and related
6professionals from jurisdictions outside Wisconsin.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Engrossment information:
The text of Engrossed 2017 Senate Bill 108, as passed by the senate on June 14,
2017, consists of the following document adopted in the senate on June 14, 2017: the
bill as affected by Senate Amendment 2.
Content of Engrossed 2017 Senate Bill 108:
This bill modifies continuing education requirements for cosmetologists,
aestheticians, manicurists, and electrologists. Under current law, the Cosmetology
Examining Board can require persons holding any of those licenses to complete
continuing education 1) as a part of the disciplinary process to ensure the licensee's
professional competency; or 2) if doing so is necessary to preserve the public health,
safety, or welfare. The bill generally eliminates the board's authority to require that
licensees complete continuing education, except that the board may require

continuing education as a part of the disciplinary process to ensure a licensee's
professional competency.
The bill also requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services to
e-mail, at the time that it sends a license renewal notice, a digest describing changes
to statutes and rules that affect the practice of cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring,
or electrology to each person who holds one of those licenses. The bill prohibits the
Board from renewing a license that it grants unless the licensee certifies that he or
she has reviewed the current digest created by DSPS.
The bill also modifies continuing education requirements for barbers. Under
current law, DSPS has the authority to require barbers to complete continuing
education until completing eight years of practice as a licensed barber. Under the
bill, DSPS may require a barber to complete continuing education only as a part of
the disciplinary process to ensure that person's professional competency. The bill
also requires DSPS to e-mail, at the time that it sends a license renewal notice, a
digest describing changes to statutes and rules that affect the practice of barbering
to each person who holds a license that it grants. The bill prohibits DSPS from
renewing a license unless the licensee certifies that he or she has reviewed the
current digest.
Additionally, the bill eliminates the requirement that an applicant who is
licensed as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, electrologist, or barber in
another jurisdiction must have completed 4,000 hours of experience in the licensed
practice in order to be granted a reciprocal license. In order to be granted a reciprocal
license, the bill requires an applicant licensed in another jurisdiction to complete a
one-hour course about the statutes and rules that apply to the applicant's practice.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB108-engrossed,1d 1Section 1d. 454.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB108-engrossed,2,72 454.06 (8) Expiration and renewal. The renewal date for licenses issued under
3subs. (2) to (6) is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for such
4licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The examining
5board may not renew a license issued to a person under subs. (2) to (6) unless the
6person certifies to the examining board that the person has reviewed the current
7digest under s. 454.125.
SB108-engrossed,1h 8Section 1h. 454.12 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated,
9renumbered 454.12 and amended to read:
SB108-engrossed,3,4
1454.12 Continuing education. The examining board may impose continuing
2education requirements on a person who holds a license under this subchapter that
3is not an inactive license either: (1) As as a part of the disciplinary process to ensure
4competency; or.
SB108-engrossed,1p 5Section 1p. 454.12 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB108-engrossed,1t 6Section 1t. 454.125 of the statutes is created to read:
SB108-engrossed,3,11 7454.125 Regulatory updates. (1) At the time the department gives notice
8of renewal under s. 440.08 (1), the department shall send, by electronic mail, to each
9person granted a license under s. 454.06 (2) to (6) a digest that describes changes to
10statutes and rules that affect the practice of cosmetology, aesthetics, manicuring, or
11electrology.
SB108-engrossed,3,13 12(2) The department shall make available at all times on its Internet site the
13digest described in sub. (1).
SB108-engrossed,2m 14Section 2m. 454.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB108-engrossed,3,2015 454.13 (1) (a) The applicant has at least 4,000 hours of experience in licensed
16practice
completes a one-hour course educating the applicant on statutes and rules
17that apply to the practice
, has never been disciplined by the licensing authority of
18another jurisdiction, and is not a party to a proceeding before the licensing agency
19in which it is alleged that the applicant was negligent in the licensed practice or
20violated the law relating to the licensed practice.
SB108-engrossed,3e 21Section 3e. 454.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB108-engrossed,4,222 454.23 (5) Expiration and renewal. The renewal dates for licenses granted
23under subs. (2) and (3) are specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fees for
24those licenses are determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a). The
25department may not renew a license granted to a person under this section unless

1the person certifies to the department that the person has reviewed the current
2digest under s. 454.267.
SB108-engrossed,3m 3Section 3m. 454.265 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB108-engrossed,4,6 4454.265 Continuing education. The department may impose continuing
5education requirements on a person who holds a license under this subchapter that
6is not an inactive license as a part of the disciplinary process to ensure competency.
SB108-engrossed,3s 7Section 3s. 454.267 of the statutes is created to read:
SB108-engrossed,4,11 8454.267 Regulatory updates. (1) At the time the department gives notice
9of renewal under s. 440.08 (1), the department shall send, by electronic mail, to each
10person granted a license under s. 454.23 a digest that describes changes to statutes
11and rules that affect the practice of barbering.
SB108-engrossed,4,13 12(2) The department shall make available at all times on its Internet site the
13digest described in sub. (1).
SB108-engrossed,4m 14Section 4m. 454.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB108-engrossed,4,2015 454.27 (1) (a) The applicant has at least 4,000 hours of experience in licensed
16practice
completes a one-hour course educating the applicant on statutes and rules
17that apply to the practice
, has never been disciplined by the licensing authority of
18another jurisdiction, and is not a party to a proceeding before the licensing agency
19in which it is alleged that the applicant was negligent in the licensed practice or
20violated any law relating to the licensed practice.
SB108-engrossed,5 21Section 5. Initial applicability.
SB108-engrossed,5,222 (1) This act first applies to an application for licensure under section 454.13 of
23the statutes received by the cosmetology examining board on the effective date of this
24subsection or an application for licensure under section 454.27 of the statutes

1received by the department of safety and professional services on the effective date
2of this subsection.
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